The five members of the Gambling Control Board are appointed by the Governor of Maine to serve three years terms. At least 4 members of the board must have training or experience in at least one of the following fields: corporate finance, economics, law, accounting, law enforcement, computer science or the gambling industry. One member must have experience in the Harness racing industry. Appointees to the Board must also be reviewed and confirmed by the Veterans and Legal Affairs Joint Standing Committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over gambling matters. The chair of the board is appointed by the Governor.
At least 4 of the board members must have training or experience in at least one of the following fields: corporate finance, economics, law, accounting, law enforcement, computer science or the gambling industry. One member must have experience in the harness racing industry. If passed though, odds are, it could be ready in time for the National Football League's 101st season, according to Milton Champion the executive director of Maine's Gambling Control Unit. You don’t want to necessarily want to be the first one because then you are the one that has to straighten everything out that goes wrong,' said Champion. 880 Commission jobs available in Maine on Indeed.com. Apply to Sales Representative, Clerk, Retail Sales Associate and more! The minimum gambling age at all casinos in Maine is 21 for slots and 18 for pari-mutuel wagering. The Maine Gambling Control Board The Maine Gambling Control Board regulates all forms of gambling in the state of ME. This includes handling the licensing, and control over all gaming machines.
Members of the Gambling Control Board:
Chair Steven J. Silver, Esq.:
Chair Steven Silver is an attorney in the Portland office of Ogletree Deakins. He focuses his practice on ERISA litigation, sports law, and representing employers in federal and state court litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims. He also represents employers in administrative hearings and counsels employers on a broad spectrum of day-to-day employment matters, including employee discipline, terminations, leaves of absence, and wage and hour issues. In addition, he assists employers in drafting policies, employee handbooks, and employment-related agreements to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal law.
In 2018, He taught the first ever class in Maine solely devoted to gaming law as an adjunct professor at the University of Maine School of Law.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, he was a sports reporter for the Tennessean and Las Vegas Sun. He also served as the radio broadcaster for the ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers. He continues to write about sports and gaming law issues. His work has appeared in many national outlets including the Vice Sports, Huffington Post, Above the Law, and Legal Sports Report.
Before joining the Gambling Control Board, he sat on the Maine State Board of Property Tax Review from 2018 to 2020. He has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star each year since 2017 and was included in the inaugural 2021 Best Lawyers Ones to Watch list for his employee benefits and litigation work.
Andrew Conant, CPA/MBA:
Andrew Conant is licensed CPA and a data enthusiast focused on making organizations more data driven. He has a background in technical accounting and financial statement audits, and now works at the intersection of finance and data science, creating sustainable data pipelines for financial metrics and other reporting needs.
He lives in Hancock Maine and enjoys spending time in the beauty of the Acadia region paddle boarding, hiking, and biking with his three daughters, son, and wife Sarah.
Charmaine Brown, DVM:
Charmaine “Charlie” Brown, DVM, owner of Annabessacook Veterinary Clinic, is originally from Nebraska. Dr. Brown graduated from Iowa State School of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. She joined Annabessacook shortly thereafter, becoming a partner and developing the practice into what it is today. She is an accomplished equine and small animal surgeon who is also focused on the latest in modern equine medicine. She also owns KDM Farms, an equine reproduction facility. Aside from Maine, she is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Florida and Nebraska. When she is away from the clinic, she enjoys riding her horses or scuba diving in the warm waters of the sunny tropics.
Robert Harmon, CPA:
Robert Harmon is a retired bank president & ceo of a Maine based community bank. He graduated from SMCC and the University of Massachusetts- Amherst. He has been active in many non-profit, town and local boards. He currently serves on the Board of Dirigo Health.
Greg McNeal:
Greg McNeal retired from the United States Marine Corps in the summer of 1996. He and his wife, Stephanie moved back to Maine, in that same year, and settled in the town of Fairfield Center. In December 2016, He retired as the Chief Technology Officer for the State of Maine.He has an extensive background in computer science and has served in numerous leadership positions both as a Marine Corp Officer and as a State of Maine employee for the past fifteen years. He is active in his town of Fairfield, serving as the Vice Chair on the town's planning board and as a past member of the town's budget review committee. He is also a member of the ConnectMe Authority and the current Chair of the InforMe Board. He is a graduate of Thomas College in Waterville, Maine with a degree in computer science.
2. Duties. The Commissioner of Public Safety, with the advice and the consent of the board, and on a timetable directed by the board, shall hire an executive director. The director shall hire staff in accordance with the Civil Service Law and retain professional services that the board considers necessary to carry out its responsibilities. In addition, the board or the director or staff, as delegated by the board, shall:
A. Enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules adopted under this chapter; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
B. Hear and decide all license and registration applications under this chapter and issues affecting the granting, suspension, revocation or renewal of licenses and registrations; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
C. Review the department's reports of its investigation of the qualifications of an applicant before a license or registration is issued and investigate the circumstances surrounding any act or transaction for which board approval is required; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
D. Cause the department to investigate any alleged violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter and the direct or indirect ownership or control of any licensee; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
E. Refer violations of this chapter to the Attorney General to bring action in the courts and administrative tribunals of this State or the United States, in the name of the State of Maine. This paragraph does not limit the authority of district attorneys to prosecute criminal violations of the law; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
F. Collect all licensing and registration fees and taxes imposed by this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
G. Develop a standard uniform location agreement; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
H. Pursuant to subchapter 5, cause the department to investigate all complaints made to the board regarding ownership, distribution or operation of slot machines or table games and all violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; [PL 2013, c. 212, §8 (AMD).]
I. Adopt rules to prevent undesirable conduct relating to the ownership, distribution and operation of slot machines and table games and slot machine facilities and casinos, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The practice of any fraud or deception upon a player of a slot machine or table game or a licensee;
(2) The presence or location of a slot machine or table game in or at premises that may be unsafe due to fire hazard or other public safety conditions;
(3) The infiltration of organized crime into the ownership, distribution or operation of slot machines or table games and slot machine facilities or casinos; and
(4) The presence of disorderly persons in a location where slot machines or table games are in use; [IB 2009, c. 2, §19 (AMD).]
J. Maintain a central site system of monitoring in real time all slot machines licensed in accordance with this chapter using an on-line inquiry; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
K. Maintain the ability to activate and deactivate the operation of slot machines via the central site monitoring system under authority of board staff or persons contracted by the board; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
L. Ensure that the slot machine operator or casino operator does not have access to any system that is capable of programming slot machines; [PL 2013, c. 212, §9 (AMD).]
M. Inform commercial track operators applying for a license to operate slot machines that any slot machines licensed by the board must be compatible with the central site system of on-line monitoring used by the board; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
N. Cause the central site monitoring system to disable a slot machine that does not meet registration requirements provided by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter or as directed by the department; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
O. Cause the central site monitoring system to disable a slot machine and cause the department to seize the proceeds of that slot machine if the funds from that slot machine have not been distributed, deposited or allocated in accordance with section 1036; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
P. Collect all funds and taxes due to the State under sections 1018 and 1036; [PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, §5 (NEW); PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. B, §11 (AFF).]
Q. Certify monthly to the department a full and complete statement of all slot machine and table game revenue, credits disbursed by licensees, administrative expenses and the allocation of slot machine and table game income for the preceding month; [IB 2009, c. 2, §20 (AMD).]
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R. Submit by March 15th an annual report to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over gambling affairs on slot machine and table game revenue, credits disbursed by slot machine operators and table game operators, administrative expenses and the allocation of slot machine and table game income for the preceding year; [IB 2009, c. 2, §21 (AMD).]
S. Prepare and submit to the department a budget for the administration of this chapter; [PL 2015, c. 499, §6 (AMD).]
T. Keep accurate and complete records of its proceedings and certify the records as may be appropriate; and [PL 2015, c. 499, §6 (AMD).]
U. Adopt rules relating to the conduct of advance deposit wagering, including but not limited to the following:
(1) Requirements for licensure to conduct advance deposit wagering;
(2) The prevention of any fraud or deception upon an advance deposit wagering account holder;
(3) Distributions of account statements to advance deposit wagering account holders from the advance deposit wagering licensee;
(4) Establishing a definition of an abandoned advance deposit wagering account and provisions for disposition of funds in an abandoned account;
(5) Prescribing methods for verifying residency and age of an applicant for an advance deposit wagering account;
(6) Prescribing methods for verifying that an applicant for an advance deposit wagering account is a natural person and not a custodian, beneficiary, joint trust corporation or other organization;
(7) Prescribing methods by which deposits are made to advance deposit wagering accounts. The methods prescribed must prohibit the use of the electronic benefits transfer system administered by the Department of Health and Human Services under Title 22, chapter 1, subchapter 1-A; and
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(8) Prohibiting the assignment or transfer of an advance deposit wagering account from an authorized account holder to another person.
Rules initially adopted as required by this paragraph are major substantive rules as described in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. Rules adopted after the first year of operation of advance deposit wagering conducted by an advance deposit wagering licensee are routine technical rules as described in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. [PL 2015, c. 499, §7 (NEW).]
[PL 2015, c. 499, §§6, 7 (AMD).]